fallen in line
Submitted to authority
Fallen in line is the past participle of fall in line, meaning to have conformed to expectations or joined others in agreement.
Someone who has fallen in line has stopped resisting and accepted the prevailing view or authority: After initial objections, the holdouts have fallen in line.
The image comes from soldiers arranging themselves in formation.
- capitulationComplete yielding to demands
- groupthinkConformity-driven poor decisions
- obedienceCompliance with authority
- acquiescenceUnresisting acceptance
- stepFoot movement forward
peer pressure · adherence · row · submission · conformity · follow the crowd · go along with · compliance · rebellion · defiance · social cohesion · march · file · surrender · collective behavior · drill · cave in · give in
fallen in linedisrupted
Caused disorder in
rocked the boat · made waves · thrown a wrench in the works · upset the apple cart · acted out
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